Prodrugs of 5-aminolevulinic acid for photodynamic therapy

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 994-1000

  Kloek, Joris ^a   Beijersbergen Van Henegouwen, Gerard M J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0013594544     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb01868.x     Document Type: Article

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